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MODERN

SATURDAY DECEMBER

RADIO NOTES AND NEWS.

MICROPH ONE TEAT GIVES TRUE PIANO MUSIC

Transmission of true piana This means that the music, as quality has been a real problem heard by the musician at the for the radio engineer. The difkeyboard, is distorted, ‹ andˇ the ficulty is similar to that which good musician, even though con- has confronted the maker of vinced that his radio audienca is phonograph records, The blows getting porfest, tones, cannot do of the hammer on a piano. are his beat work on a regraded distinguishable, but the singing piano.

quality and the overtones which The magneto-microphone may are relatively weak have not been also be used in broadcasting reproduced through loud speakers phonograph music where the er phones.

federal licence of the station per-

Engineers connected with the mit the reed of "record" music.] studio of W.G.Y., the Schenectady When the carbon microphone is i broadcasting station of the Gene-fused the mechanical energy of the ral Electric Company, have de-phonograph is converted sound voted a great deal of time to the energy in the usual way and is solution of the problem, and they picked up by the microphone. have now developed a device With the magneto-microphone the which will make the piano solo peedie is attached to the onil, and a real feature of a broadcasting the mechanical energy is convert- ed directly into electrical energy programme.

The device, in brief consists of without recourse to any sound a magnetic system between the whatever, thus giving truer pro- poles of which is pivoted a suit-duction of the record. By proper able coil system. The magnet is design and the use of suitable Broly fastened to the frame of filters in the electrical circuit of the piano and the coil is anchored the coll a large amount of the to the sound-board. By means of needle-scratch may be eliminated. this pick up device all tones in The One Volt Valve. the piano are faithfully convertedį

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iuta corresponding electic. The greatest objection which currents which control the radio many folk have entertained transmitter. When heard on the against valve receiving sets bas loud speaker, the piano is no been the trouble of accumulator longer a tinkling sound. The charging, says a writer in the listener gets all the characteris Electrical Times. It is all very ties of this percussion type of in-well for your station engineer strument. the blaw of the who takes the cells with him in hammer, the singing tone and his car in. the morning and tells some junior to have them ready for him at night, but for the The piano pick-up is free from average man it is not so easy. the familiar

the So for a considerable time past carbon microphone, as well as every nerve has been strained by the objectionable blasting that manufacturers to perfect a valve takes place when an artiste plays capable of running on a dry cell. too loudly for the microphone. and it would now seems that When the carbon or condenser success has bean achiev- microphone is used to pick up aled.

the overtones.

hiss

of

witness

the vocal solo with piano accompani- announcement regarding the ment the problem is to place the Wacovalve." The writer has microphone in such a position as yet had no oppportunity of that it picks up both voice and trying, one of these valves got instrument in their proper ratio. bat hopes to be able to before The position of the microphone long. Meantime, it looks as if must be changed for each artiste salesmen of valve sets are likely The radio listener-in has probably to have a busy time, though it is noticed thai as the singer "in- not get quite clear whether the creases the volume the accom- best efficiency will be obtained by paniment fades outin other using these new valves in CRUSOE abode on the island some con- The island says the New Zen-words, the soloist "paralyses" the circuits designed for the “R” or siderable time ago. He had no law! Herald) is beautifully fertile microphone. When the piano other types of valves. Readers particular reason for leaving and is about two miles in circom-magneto-microphone is used the may remember the notes in this Hermit King's Sheep and civilsation.

ference according to the men en intensity of the piano may be column some time back 00 Goats.

His only companions when he the Anzac, while the surrounding adjusted electricall in the Horses for Courses in this! went to the island were a couple islands are barren and rocky. control room, even while the connection. Bat providing good With only goats and sheeps as of sheep and two goats. To-day.

is being For two days the Anzac stayed selection

rendered. signals are obtained, questions company, a lonely white man was he says, his flock consists of over at this island and during that as the voice is recorded on the of comparatively small varia found on a small island to the 700 sheep and nearly twice that time the old hermit was the guest customary carbon or condensertions in the percentage north of Australia by the des- number of goat. He has built a of the men of the destroyer. troyer Anzac which has just re comfortable home and bus ac! turned to Sydney from a northern extensive garden.

The mer on the Anzar would cruise.

Once in a while a ship from the¦ like to see the island again. They! The hermit told the men on the mainland visits his island, and declare that the old hermit lives Anzar that he had taken up his exchanges goods for his products like a king.

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of efficiency will not trouble In the grand piano at WG Ymany listeners in. And sets to there are three of these devices, include circuits most suitable,

the middle register, and one in the long delayed. one in the extreme treble, one in for the new valves will not be

bss. These three outputs can be: Contractors who first take ad- readily balanced in the control vantage of manufacturers" assist- room for the best results on ance in publicity regarding these receiving sets without tampering new valves and supplement this in any way with the instrument with local propagands are likely Another feature of the magneto to reap a useful harvest. We microphone is that it allows wish there was a little more of WGY to correct for the short- this local effort. Some splendid comings

the present efforts have been made in certain! loud speakers. All loud district by dealers. So often. |speakers subdue the sounds of however, it is found that it is the

lower frequencies, from approxie manufacturers who have mately midile on the pianojargadise big local demonstrations, dawn. To give good piano music There may be some slight excuse for users of the loud speaker it for a sitting on the fence would be necessary for the attiinde by the retail selling endi transmitting station to distort the of the business, in view of the music from the instrument, mak-fact that the report still tarries ing the lower section of the plant -oh! those politicians- but now several times as loud as the is a great opportunity. We have treble. Some stations have dwelt проп reasons for un actually tried to regrade their aggressive front 01 several pianos to improve them for broad- occasions, so we will not repeat

the arguments. casting.

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On the ground that themes in. his operas are being pat to del graving uses, artistically and morally. Signor Giacomo Puc- Question: Is there any penalty cini, the composer, has begun an for a bail striking a flag stick injection at law against his publish- He the hole?

jers the Richard Company).

claims that some, of his themes Answer: There is no penalty have been plagiarised for in match play for a ball striking American for tot music, and the flag stick while it is in the he asserts that the principal sire hole, regardless of the distance in La Tosca" and Madame from which it is played..

y" have been used in Butterly

the Question:-In medal play, on that way. He demands reaching the green, A finds that payment of the receipts from all!

an indemnity for his ball is a irifle farther from sales, and the cup than B's. The position moral and artistic damages. Hof B's ball is such that he feels that it will handicap his next.

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shot. Has A, who must play first you feel that it will be easier to the right to ask B to lift his ball play your next shot by having the Answer: A has a perfect right line of putt definitely marked? to ask B, who is nearer the hole, there a penalty if the ball to lift his ball while A is playing ing at the hole?

strikes your caddie, who is stand-

his next shot. If B prefers to play his shot after being request

Answer: A player has a right

ed to lift his ball, he is within his to have his caddie stand at the hole to mark the line of putt. In olay, if the person at the fstructabekkie ball, the

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